These people, a new generation of the disaffected and exploited, are now becoming activists.

They have skin in the game, and now know what making a stand is.

Are our elected representatives going to stand with the workers or the bosses? Is this spirit going to affect change in November?

Federal minimum wage, the proposed $10.10, is just the minimum allowable in all 50 states. States and local entities can adopt appropriate living wages as the community establishes.

It just has to matter to the politicians -- who do they serve?